Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers yet it's also one of the most easily prevented and easily treated. If you have the right information, you stand a very good chance of being able to protect yourself from skin cancer. Use the Skin Cancer Web Guide to learn what skin cancer is, what the risk factors and causes are, and how you can prevent and treat it.

American Cancer Society
provides a list of risk factors that extends well beyond sun damage or having fair skin. Genetic predispositions, a weakened immune system and previous medical treatments all increase your risk.